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Run an on-demand scan task

  • Published on Sep 13, 2026
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Run an on-demand task that you created.

  1. Log on to the system as a user with administrator rights.

  2. Change directory to the /bin folder of the software.

    cd /opt/McAfee/ens/tp/bin

  3. Run a command using this syntax.

    ./mfetpcli --runtask --index [index number]

    Replace [index number] with the index number of the task that you want to run. The command does not run if the task is already running.